A review of Don Julio 70, created in honor of the 70th anniversary of the year that Don Julio González himself began making tequila. It’s presented as something of a “best of both worlds” tequila, merging characteristics of blanco and anejo all in one through a special filtering.

There are few better ways to show off how lovely fresh produce can be than to extend its life as an infused spirit — something that California’s master mixologists should be taking advantage of. But a Prohibition-era restriction prevents it. UPDATED.

Top-shelf tonic water certainly has its place–but would it be worth an outlandish price? Introducing Q Tonic water, which runs $7 (or $10, or more) for a bottle. Looks like a job for “We Try It So you Don’t Have To.”

‘Whiskypedia’ by Charles MacLean is kind of like being back at the candy store when you were a kid and had no money. The full-color interior has glossy pages rife with pics of cool bottles, plus histories, of 134 Scotch whisky makers, and oh boy it makes you thirsty for them.

We had an opportunity to speak with Freddy Sarkis, a well-known and well-respected mixologist out of Pittsburgh. He recently teamed with World Barista Champion Mike Phillips to create a cocktail in honor of National Coffee Month. We explore what goes into a master mixologist’s thought process when given such a task.